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''Driver: Parallel Lines'' is a video game developed by
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and is the fourth installment in the ''Driver'' video game series. It is a departure from previous titles in the series that focused on multiple cities, as the game takes place in
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, within the periods of 1978 and 2006. It is also the only title not to involve the undercover cop, John Tanner, but instead focuses on a getaway driver named TK, who seeks revenge on a gang he worked with during his youth, after they framed him for the murder of a drug lord they held for ransom. Due to the underwhelming performance of ''
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'', particularly the often-derided on-foot sections, ''Parallel Lines'' returns to the formula used in earlier games in the series, focusing on
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, although
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remains in the game, while the game is more open-ended than previous titles. It was released in March 2006 on PlayStation 2 and
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by Atari. Following Atari's sale of Reflections and the ''Driver'' series to
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, the latter released the game for Microsoft Windows and the
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in June 2007.


Gameplay

''Driver: Parallel Lines'' takes place in an entirely open world environment, in which mini-games are now accessed from the in-game world instead of from a menu, while the game also features some new elements that are common with ''
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'' - visible blood when someone is shot, an "Auto-aim" feature (with manual aim also available), a
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system, fully modifiable vehicles (with a test track to test out upgraded vehicles), and environment destruction (i.e., lamp posts can now be run over and
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s can break, spewing water into the air). A new felony system is incorporated in ''Parallel Lines'', which can differentiate between personal felony and felony "attached" to vehicles the player has used. If the player attracts police attention on foot or in a certain vehicle, the player can suspend their wanted level by losing the police and entering a "clean" car, though it can be reactivated if they spend too much time in the sight of a police officer, who will eventually recognize the player as "wanted". The same principle applies to out-of-car activities such as weapon use, in which players can holster their weapon in order to lose police attention until spotted committing illegal acts again. For the Wii version, the felony bar is replaced with a "stars" system, similar to that of ''Grand Theft Auto'', which light up when the player attracts police attention. Like ''Grand Theft Auto'', the game features fictional, yet distinct styles of vehicles based upon real automobiles that were in use within New York between the two periods. The game was originally intended to include
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, but this was scrapped when it became apparent to the developers that they could not deliver a strong multiplayer mode and wanted to focus entirely on the single-player portion of the game. The control layout differs slightly from ''
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'' in that
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and jumping abilities were removed from the game, along with a separate control to do "burnouts". While this was practical on the pressure-sensitive buttons of the PS2 controller, it meant that if the game was played using a PC keyboard to drive vehicles, most of them would constantly do a burnout when accelerating at low speeds and thus reduce control. The
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film director mode of previous ''Driver'' games was also removed, with the only available cinematic mode being the fixed-perspective slow-motion "Thrill Camera". The game's appearance changes significantly between 1978 and 2006. Not only does TK's appearance change from his 1970s look to a more modern appearance in 2006, but also weapons, pedestrians and vehicles. Vehicles stored in the garage from 1978 can be used in the 2006 era and vice versa, while modifications are more expensive in the modern era than in 1978. New York's scenery changes quite significantly in places, with Times Square's lights and commercial posts changing to reflect the era they are in. While the 1978
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appears, in 2006 it's a cleared and closed site. In addition, the New York of 1978 has a rather
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to it, whereas in 2006 the sky has been blue-tinted. The game's HUD, which is updated from that of ''Driv3r'' featuring a speedometer, a nitrous oxide meter, and an odometer displaying how many miles the player has driven in-game also changes in appearance, from a chrome style to an LED look. While the players can change between eras manually, it can only be done after completing the 32 missions of the story mode and unlocking the "Era Change" option. While the game completely lacks any kind of
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, it does retain a day-to-night cycle that provides notable atmospheric changes.


Setting

The interpretation of New York City in ''Parallel Lines'' is not GPS street-accurate like '' True Crime: New York Citys Manhattan. Instead, it's a smaller and condensed version of the city with creative liberties taken that includes all the
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except
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, as well as
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and parts of the
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shore. For example,
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is present but is not accurate to its real-life counterpart. The total amount of roadways used for the game's versions of
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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comes to around , making the game world larger than the combined total of all three cities (
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,
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, and
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) found in ''Driv3r''. The game's New York City is also more "lifelike" compared to previous games in the series - players can watch vendors sell donuts, hear NPC pedestrians talk rather than simply grunting and screaming, and take part in numerous side jobs such as cab driving and car towing. Several things are notably different in the game compared to that of real-life New York. One example of this is that the
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is simply renamed and referred to as "City Police" within the game. While many of New York City's many landmarks, such as the Statue of Liberty, the
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, the
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,
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,
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, the Colgate Clock in Jersey City and the
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appear in both eras, the
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is only present in 1978. Players can access the Austin J. Tobin Plaza of the complex during that period, but cannot access it in 2006 as it is closed off by a blue colored wall. Furthermore, despite not being built until the 1980s, the
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is present in both eras opposite the World Trade Center. All of New York City's major bridges feature within the game, except the
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, the
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, the
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, and the
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, with the player capable of traversing them freely from the start unlike some ''Grand Theft Auto'' games. An elevated portion of the New York City Subway that runs from Manhattan to Coney Island is also part of the game world, with trains running on the above ground railway system; the subway system itself is not accessible to the player as a means of transportation.


Plot

In 1978, The Kid (TK) works as a getaway driver for criminals in
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. As TK returns to Hunts Point to rest at the garage owned and run by his friend Ray Davies, Ray decides to help him move up in the criminal world by introducing him to Slink, the owner of a local strip club. Slink becomes impressed with TK's skills and eventually introduces him to two close associates - Bishop and "The Mexican". The men assign TK to help assist them in the breakout of Candy, a criminal mastermind, from
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. After Candy's escape, the group introduce TK to their boss Corrigan, a corrupt undercover detective, who reveals that he intends to take over the cocaine business from the city's Colombian cartel. Candy devises a plan to capture a prominent Colombian drug lord, Rafael Martinez, and ransom him back to the cartel. TK successfully kidnaps Martinez and recovers the ransom money for Corrigan but upon handing it over, Corrigan and the others kill Martinez and betray TK, implicating him for the murder. While the gang leave to take over the cocaine trade, TK is imprisoned in
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prison for 28 years, and spends his time planning to go after the group upon his release. In 2006, TK is released and reunites with Ray in New York. TK learns that Corrigan became the city's Police Chief, while the other members moved into different businesses - Slink moved into the adult industry and drugs manufacturing; Bishop became a drug kingpin; and Candy set up a prostitution ring and drug moving service. TK decides to go after and kill The Mexican first, and dumps his body for Corrigan to find. Ray then introduces TK to Maria Cortez, an employee of Candy, and works with her to get close to her boss. During this time, TK pursues both Slink and Bishop, disrupting their businesses before killing both men. When Candy learns that TK is working for Maria, he attempts to use her in order to bait him into a trap. However, TK manages to survive it, and saves Maria before killing Candy. Upon returning to Ray's garage, Corrigan reveals that Ray has been working for him: in exchange for clearing his debts, Ray set up the assassinations of Corrigan's associates to erase all of his connections to Martinez's kidnapping and subsequent murder. After killing Ray, Corrigan flees when Maria arrives to stop him; TK realizes that she is Martinez's daughter and that she had been working for Candy to track down her father's true killer. The pair then place the bodies of Candy and Slink to be found by the police, before going after Corrigan as he flees in a helicopter. They manage to take the helicopter down and TK prepares to kill him, but acquiesces to a request by Maria to let her and her people deal with him. As her people leave with Corrigan, TK departs on his own.


Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to video game
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. Praise went towards the story, fixes and improvements over the previous title, but criticism went to the implementation of some elements in the new formula and the unbalanced difficulty.
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gave the PS2 and Xbox versions 7.2 out of 10, praising the return of the series to its roots, and mentioned that "it's still not perfect, but it's not broken either".
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gave the same versions 6.5 out of 10 and called it a competent
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, but far from being recommendable.
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gave the PS2 version 6 out of 10, while stating that "there's not too much shame in trying to do what ''GTA'' does, of course (and at least it's not about bloody gang warfare for once), but while this is definitely a solid improvement on its dreadful predecessor, it needed to achieve a basic level of competence and build upon it, and it only does that to a very limited extent".
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gave it a C+ and wrote: "Sure, it's derivative as hell, but there's nothing getting in the way of actually enjoying the game now".


Soundtrack

''Driver: Parallel Lines'' features a mixed licensed and original songs soundtrack consisting of over 70 songs, ranging from 1970s-era
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and funk to modern
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and
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songs. The songs play while the player is in a vehicle, as if they were on the radio. Notable groups featured on the soundtrack include
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, Can,
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, Blondie,
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,
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,
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and
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in the 1978 part of the game, and
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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in 2006. The 1978 portion of the game also features some modern funk tracks recorded by session musicians especially for the game soundtrack. All music licensing and in-game composition was done by Nimrod Productions. The
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and
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versions omits several songs that were included in the PlayStation 2 and
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versions.


Limited edition

A
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version of the game was released along with the regular version. The special edition, costing slightly more, includes an extra DVD containing information about the production of ''Parallel Lines'' as well as in-game videos and character profiles. Also included with the limited edition is the official
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, including twelve tracks from the game. The
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version is dubbed "Collectors Edition", and does not contain the DVD, featuring instead the soundtrack CD and a metal case.


References


External links


Official site on Ubi.com
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